However, these nationalist troops were extremely tough and very combat capable.
At least 80 people, possibly more, are feared dead after an attack by Croatian nationalist troops.
Over 1,700 nationalist troops were captured alive by the attacking communists.
Meanwhile, over 300 nationalist troops counterattacked under the cover of their own artillery fire support.
When the new leadership took over, all Nationalist troops and those fighting with them were regarded as enemies of equal danger.
The nationalist troops were caught completely off guard, and all of them were captured while in their sleep.
The remainder of the nationalist troops retreated to Taiwan.
Some said they concluded months ago that no adequate relief effort could be mounted here without limited military force to block Serbian nationalist troops.
Although more than 300,000 nationalist troops were mobilized in this campaign, around two third of them was deployed to guard the newly conquered land.
Less than ten out of the original forty nationalist troops survived and quickly retreated back to the safety of the city wall.